Child Labour on the Rise in Opposition Areas
Khalid is 12 years old and works as a shepherd in the village of Kafruma in Idlib’s countryside. “My father is an opposition fighter,...
Futsal Pitch Inaugurated in Kfar Nabel
Futsal – also known as five-a-side football – has come to Kfar Nabel, an opposition-held town in the Idlib region. A special project funded...
Rebuilding Homes and Lives in Idlib
Residents of Idlib’s southern countryside have been learning practical ways to rebuild lives disrupted by conflict in a series of awareness workshops. The Syria...
Foreign Fighters Form Own Unit in Syrian Kurdish Forces
Foreign combatants have long been present in the ranks of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, but now their status is becoming...
Kurdish Curriculum Launches in Syrian Schools
At the beginning of the current academic year, a comprehensive Kurdish language curriculum was rolled out in primary schools in several cities in Syria’s...
Aleppo Schoolgirls Receive First Aid Training
Basic training in emergency care is particularly important in rebel-held areas of Aleppo as qualified medics are few and far between. Female pupils at...
Bitter Winter Bites for Displaced Syrians
Freezing winter conditions have made the last few months particularly difficult for displaced Syrians living in camps in Idlib’s countryside. Winters in the region...
Kobani Victory Celebrated in Aleppo
Syrian Kurdish forces in Aleppo have celebrated the defeat of Islamic State (IS) in Kobani. Kurdish forces regained control of Kobani on January 26....
